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will fg heater bypass pipes fit a ba both being barra engines

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hi

With the steel heater pipes will fg ones fit the ba engine both being barra under the ba cast manifold.

It seems only difference is it just has the 3/4 inch hose that goes through heater core and looses the 3/8 hose that bypasses heater core but you could use a t piece.

The fg does have that smaller separate pipe that is attached to the thermostat housing pipe that goes back to left of engine and seems removable as it looks to have brackets that attach to the bracket on other one.

 

theres some pictures of a ba engine as well to give a idea


stocking up parts for the ba and want to be open to the option of using fg pipes.

 

also seen fittings that delete the metal heater pipes and wondered if theres other places you can get them and if theyre readily available from sprint repco or auto one if one leaks while on holidays or wether youll be stuck at destination while waiting for that custom part to come in.

 

also is the coolant tank delete kit a problem on the ba-fg and if not and you go to get one are they also readily available from the normal car shops if that too leaks while on holidays or will you be stuck while waiting for replacement to arrive, seen those kits and noticed people are fitting them, guessing you would need a overflow bottle.

also with the lower intake snorkel where could you get a ba/bf one from, theyre no longer made new, would option of a small bit of pvc pipe and a slip on fitting attached to bottom of airbox work after cutting hole.

thanks

 

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The metal pipes are not easily obtained from auto parts stores. Normally they end up being genuine or online.

The header tanks/coolant bottle are pretty regular on the shelf items.

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If you got a pipe delete adaptor and used rubber hose all way like in the xf are the custom welded adaptors readily available 

 

will the fg pipes fit the ba barra as engines look same apart from sump and rocker covers

 

is the coolant tank delete kit with a overflow bottle a problem or is it best to stick to std setup and keep tank

 

if the custom kit leaked on a trip are replacement available like the standard parts 

 

In a b series where coolant tank has minimum a cold max and a max where should level be hot and cold.

 

after a month or so the level cold seems to sit just below cold max when cold but over minimum and just over cold max when at temp.

 

haven’t let it get lower than what’s said but topped it up but can’t see any leaks but did a couple weeks ago smell a little something in cabin but when stopping the tank was still about normal and never got totally empty

 

 

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